SCC CAPS
Global Business Entrepreneurship
November 2019 Newsletter
Site Visits
Family Arena
Starting off the month the SCC CAPS associates took a trip to the St. Charles Family Arena. They spoke with the event director and operations manager about how everything is run at the Arena. The associates got a first hand look at how an event is hosted at the Arena. The staff spoke on the importance of focusing on a task and not getting sidetracked by the fame of the shows.
Edward Jones
The SCC CAPS associates had the opportunity to visit Edward Jones headquarters in Des Peres. The associates were able to learn about their internship program for juniors and seniors in college. This program gives opportunity to learn more about different roles at Edward Jones along with culture there. The associates also had the chance to tour the corporate headquarters.
Boulevard Senior Living
Client Projects
Kids Against Hunger
GIF Time Photo Booth
VersaNotch
CAPS
Permian Plastic
Sunflower Hill Farm
A group of the associates have been working closely with a farmhouse cafe. The established goal was to help them expand their clientele base to a younger audience. The associates decided that the best method would be to work with the farm on social media marketing. By creating videos, events, and content they were able to achieve the goal at hand.
Mentors 4 College
iStudio Pilates
iStudio has recently been looking for assistance in marketing to a new target audience in the health field and creating a awareness about Pilates. The SCC CAPS associates have recently worked with iStudio Pilates with meetings and gaining potential partnerships with chiropractors and social media promotion. The associates have learned a lot about networking and developing new relationships with possible business partners. The associates plan to network more with the owner to find new customers and partners. This client project will be evolving into an internship for two associates.
First Step Back Home (FSBH)
Made in St. Charles County
For the past two years the SCC CAPS program and Lindenwood DECA program have partnered in a client project. The goal is to create an ongoing partnership to improve economic development in St. Charles County. This year the project was to assist the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce with a marketing program called Made in St. Charles County.
The mission of Made in Saint Charles County is to bring awareness to locally owned businesses in hopes the community will take advantage of the goods and services being sold. This website was created by four St. Charles County CAPS associates with assistance with Lindenwood University DECA students. In addition, Scott Tate, President of the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce, and Craig Felzien, Director of Duree Center for Entrepreneurship at Lindenwood University, provided support for the project.
Lindenwood University Global Entrepreneurship Week
On November 18th the Global Business and Entrepreneurship strand had the privilege of being one of the high school programs to attend a presentation at the Lindenwood University Global Entrepreneurship Week. The associates learned about economic development in Mississippi through young entrepreneurs and how the University of Mississippi and University of Southern Mississippi are working together to strengthen the economic base of the state.
On November 20th, GBE associate Khloe' Carver was awarded a $500 prize for writing an essay on why entrepreneurship is important to her generation. Khloe' was able to attend the Chamber Luncheon and hear from the authors of Who Owns the Ice House?